Portable fire-work stand



(N0 Model.)

H. 0. WEEDEN.

PORTABLE FIRE WORK STAND. No. 334,496. atented Jan. 19, 1886.

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HENRY o. WEEDEN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PORTABLE FIRE-WORK STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,496, dated January 19, 1886.

Application tiled September 24, 1885. Serial No. 177,999. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY C. WEEDEN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have. invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in Portable Fire-Work Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in the construction of portable stands fire-works for pyrotechnic purposes.

Its object is to provide a simple, convenient, and effective device whereby the dis charge of such fire-works may be accomplished with entire safety and convenience by persons oflimited skill.

In theaccompanyingdrawingsIhaveshown at Figure l in perspective, and at Fig.2 in plan, a portable fire-work stand embodying my presentimprovements, which I will now proceed to describe.

The stand itself consists of a table, A,jour'- naled upon hinged or folding legs B B B B, as shown, whereby the angle of each pair ot'legs may be altered to raise or lower the stand, and also whereby the table and legs when not in use may be folded into the same plane, thereby saving space for packing and transportation.

In the table A is borne or supported a discharge-tube, G, of suitable diameter to receive charged. The lower or rearward portion of this tube Cis cut away, as shown, to afl'ord access to the fuse of the projectile forits discharge.

. By virtue of the hinged connection between obvious that by changing the plane of the table A. which carries the discharge-tube G, the angle or inclination of this last toward the horizon eanzbe varied, and the flight of the projectile thereby regulated at pleasure. The discharge-tube O inelosesthe rocket or projectile and efi'ectually prevents its accidental displacement or deviation at the moment of firing, thereby preventing accidents, which often arise from this cause when open gutters or troughs are used.

It required, the table A may also be utilized for the discharge of stationary or nonprojectile fire-works-such as Roman candies-by forming suitable sockets or holes in the table, as shown at a aa a in the drawings.

In practice I prefer to form the legs B B B B and the table A of wood, on account of its lightness and cheapness, and the dischargetubeC of metal tubing, which I find it convenient to secure in the table A by friction alone, so as to permit ofthe withdrawal of the tube 0 for convenience in packing, transportation, &c.

For securing the legs and table so that they may be adjusted and folded, a bolt-headed rod and screw-nut, D, may be conveniently employed, as illustrated in the drawings.

My improved portable fire-work stand as above described is simple and cheap in construction, and insures the accurate and safe discharge of the rocket or other projectile for which it is intended.

I am aware-that rocket-stands in which the rocket to be discharged lies within an open groove or gutter have been long known and used, and I therefore make no claim, broadly, to cover such devices.

I claim? The portable fire-work stand herein described, consisting of the table A, dischargetube 0, borne or supported by the said table, and hinged or folding legs B B B B,journaled to the said table, all substantially as set forth, and for the purposes herein specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 21st day of September, A. D. 1885.

J. HENRY TAYLOR, JAMES F. BLIGH. 

